Geofray s/o Buyombe v. R., Crim. App. 355-M-68, 30/7/68, Mustafa J.

Geofray s/o Buyombe v. R., Crim. App. 355-M-68, 30/7/68, Mustafa J.

Accused was convicted of stealing by servant [P.C. ss. 265, 271]. He was a Divisional Secretary of T.A.P.A., and collected revenues on its behalf. He admitted appropriating part of it for himself, but alleged that this was partly because he had not been paid his salary by T.A.P.A for 8 months.

            Held: Appeal rejected. Even “if an employee has not been paid his salary he has no right to  use money which he has received for his employer without authorization.”